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W. 'H PJOHNS O' N. I HAME FASIENER. No. 293,665. Patented Feb; 19,1884.

WITNESES.

To an whom it may concern..-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFEIcE.

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, OF DEALANCY, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO GEORGE E. MARVINE, OF DELHI, NEW YORK.

-HAME-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,655,-dated February 19, 1884.

Application filed January 30, 1883. (No modeL) I Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. J OH/NSON a citizen of the United States, residing at De Laney, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blame-Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others-skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refer-. ence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a View of the under side of one of the parts of the fastener. Fig. 2 is a view of the under side of the other part of the fastener. Fig. 3'is a side View of both parts .in position, ready to fasten the hames. Fig. 4 is a side View of the parts in position after the fastening is completed.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

This fastening is comp osed of two partsthe hook part-A and the eye or catch part B. The hook part A has a strap, 0, of leather or other flexible material, attached to it near its free end. Both parts may be made either of wrought iron orlnalleable iron or'other suitable metal. The hook part A has a set of hook projections or teeth, a a, arranged in a row on its under, preferably somewhat rounded, side. The catch part B has a long slot, 1), in it of sufficient length to embrace all the projections a a of the other part, and it has a cross-bar or catch, 0, at its free end, to catch over any one of the said projections. Two of such bars, at sufficient distance apart to admit one projection a between them, may be used, so as to catch .over two projections at once, and thus add to the strength of the fastener. The catch part also has a loop, d, projecting from its under side, to receive and retain the free end of the strap 0 after the fastening is-eompleted. Both parts are permanently attached by bends or hooks e f respectively taking into and holding by the.

respective loops or eyes 9 h' of the hames D E.

The'method of fastening by means of this fastener is as follows: The strap 0 of the hookfastener A is first passed through the loop'or eye h of the other hame, E, around the hook f of the other part, B, and the parts are brought into position, as shown in Fig. 3. The strap 0 is then drawn upon to draw the ends of the hames toward eachother till they tightly embrace the collar. The bar a of the catch part B is then caught over the nearest projection a of the hook part A, and the fastening is completed. The free end of the strap 0 is then passed through the loop d, as shown in Fig. 4.

Not only is this fastening simple, strong, and secure, but it is very convenient and easy to manipulate, the tightening by means of the This fastener is more easily adjusted to the I shape of the collar than fasteners made of rigid levers oreccentrics.

It is obvious that the strap 0 might be at taehed to the catch part B instead of the hook part A, but not to so good advantage.

What I claim as my invention is In a hame-fastener, the combination of the part A, provided with hooks a a, and adapted to be attached to the eye 9 of one hame, D, the part B having a long slot, 12, therein, and provided with a catch, 0, and adapted to be attached to the eye h of theother hame. E, and the flexible strap 0, secured to the free end of the hook part A, and adapted to be passed through the hame-eye h, around the part B, all substantially as and for the purpose herein specifiedf In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

G. A. FOOTE, ABRAHAM CROWLEY. 

